Tuesday, July 29, 2008

It is past midnight. Graham and I are laying together on a double bed at my parent's house, a novelty which so excites him he has resisted sleep for hours. I am weary. Past weary. Cuddles and whispered endearments have long since given way to hissed admonishments.

"Mama?""Shush.""Isn't it soooo fun to sleep on mommy's bed?""Shush!""Mama?""SHUSH!""Mama?""Go to sleep.""Sorry mama.""Sorry 'bout that.""Mama?.""We can talk tomorrow.""But mama-""Tomorrow Graham!""Mama?""Shush Graham, go to sleep!""But mama-""WHAT?! WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT IT CAN'T WAIT FOR MORNING!""Mama, I just wanted to tell you that your hair looks terrific and that you are pretty like a princess.""Oh...okay...well, thank you.""Mama?""Yes Graham.""Isn't it sooo fun to sleep on mommy's bed?""Yes Graham. Yes, it is."

Ha...too funny. My daughter does the same sort of thing. She gives me an endless stream of "mommy mommy mommy" and then just when I'm totally exasperated with her she throws in an "I love you" or sometimes "Mommy, I'm going to be your friend forEVER!" and I completely melt right there on the spot.

Even though my 6 year old doesn't necessarily MEAN all the things he says to me to avoid going to sleep and to just stall in general, I still enjoy hearing them and knowing that he is constantly learning how to sweet talk a lady.

Oh you are totally describing my little JL. He can never seem to get to sleep. Just one more drink. Just one more pillow adjustment. Out of his bed... Mama, I just wanted to give you this.... (he hugs me). I'm like, okay that could've waited until morning. But thanks.

LOL - my ears immediately perk up too when my girls say nice things about me...but then I ignore the rest of their rantings afterward. Gosh, who do they think I am to care that they're starving or needing to pee?

When Sassy was little and in bed with me once, she turned sleepily and looked me in the eye. I was waiting for a soft, sleepy goodnight - and she suddenly burst into the song "This Land is Your Land!" At the top of her lungs! I almost fell off the bed. (I'm laughing right now remember that hysterical night.) sigh...

I had to share a bed with my 2 year old when we were in florida for disney world. so she was co-sleeping with us for 7 days straight. as you can imagine, it was tough to get her back on her schedule but it was really fun to wake up with her everyday. we are not too strict with that so one or two nights, you will definitely catch our daughter happily waking up in our bed.

I had to share a bed with my 2 year old when we were in florida for disney world. so she was co-sleeping with us for 7 days straight. as you can imagine, it was tough to get her back on her schedule but it was really fun to wake up with her everyday. we are not too strict with that so one or two nights, you will definitely catch our daughter happily waking up in our bed.

I remember once I was in a hotel room with my mom and my littlest brother (he was maybe 2 at the time), it was after I'd done an overnight program at the university I wanted to attend. It was waaaaay past his bedtime, and the little guy was crawling around on the bed with my mom, barking and panting like a puppy, and he kept licking her. We were too amused to be annoyed. It was one of the cutest things ever.